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foobarbazqux
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Hacker News is a social echo chamber
> a lot of the factors that make HN a good place for technical discussions make it a horrible place for softer discussions like those about sexism.
Such as being 5% female.
mikeash
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While that certainly makes it a bad place for the sexism discussion, that certainly does
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make it a good place for technical discussions!
foobarbazqux
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Sure, whenever there's a massive imbalance between the genders, it's going to be less productive than when there's a balance. It also doesn't help much if the sexism discussion occurs among a group of 95% females - which is typically what happens.
theorique
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On the contrary, that would make it better. We can have a rational discussion without all the drama. ;)
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Such as being 5% female.